Diabetes

    Fast Facts about Diabetes
    Fast Facts about Diabetes

    A fasting blood sugar at or above 126 mg/dL or a random blood sugar at or above 200 mg/dL is diagnostic of diabetes, according to the official American Diabetes Association definition. (more…)…

    FDA Approves New Ways to monitor Diabetes
    FDA Approves New Ways to monitor Diabetes

    Dick Tracy, move over! A watch just approved by FDA advisors is even cooler than a wrist-phone. The Gluco Watch uses painless skin sensors to measure blood sugar every 20 minutes without a poke or a p…

    Diabetes Linked to Birth Month
    Diabetes Linked to Birth Month

    Does astrology affect diabetes? A study in Sweden found that the month of a child's birth affects the risk of whether that child will one day develop diabetes (Arch Dis Child 1999;81:143-146). (more&h…